Wireless; Chapter 8 Wireless; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications NXC Series User Manual

8.1 Overview

Use the Wireless screens to configure how the NXC manages the Access Point that are connected to it.

8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• The Controller screen
network.
• The AP Management screen
NXC.
• The Rogue AP screen
the friendly AP list.
• The Auto Healing screen
wireless service coverage area of the managed APs when one of the APs fails.

8.1.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
Station / Wireless Client
A station or wireless client is any wireless-capable device that can connect to an AP using a wireless
signal.
Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS)
Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS) is a feature that allows an AP to automatically select the radio
channel upon which it broadcasts by scanning the area around it and determining what channels are
currently being used by other devices.
Load Balancing (Wireless)
Wireless load balancing is the process where you limit the number of connections allowed on an wireless
access point (AP) or you limit the amount of wireless traffic transmitted and received on it so the AP
does not become overloaded.
(Section 8.2 on page 120) sets how the NXC allows new APs to connect to the
(Section 8.3 on page
(Section 8.4 on page 140) allows you to assign APs either to the rogue AP list or
(Section 8.5 on page
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142) turns on the auto healing feature to extend the
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